US HB740 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Robo COP Act Robo Calls Off Phones Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. A "politically-oriented recorded message telephone call" is an outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message that: (1) promotes, advertises, campaigns, or solicits donations for or against a political candidate or regarding a political issue; or (2) uses a political candidate's name.
Title
Robo COP Act Robo Calls Off Phones Act
Sponsors
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC] | Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI] | Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-02-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. |
2017-01-31 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H802) |
2017-01-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2017-01-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Political advertising
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Political advertising
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/740/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr740/BILLS-115hr740ih.pdf |